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Newsnight Thursday, 24 October, 2002, 13:18 GMT 14:18 UK
23 October
Newsnight's Jeremy Paxman
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Estelle Morris, Education Secretary
Estelle Morris
Education Secretary Estelle Morris has resigned.

We had the latest.

Firefighters' Strike
The Prime Minister has told the Commons he will not give in to the demand for a 40% pay increase for the Fire Brigade Union. So who's really winning the battle between the government and the unions?

Disasters
Following the bomb in Bali we examined evidence which reveals how Britain's system for dealing with British deaths and casualties abroad is fundamentally flawed.

In an exclusive interview we spoke with the family of one victim who are angry about confusion and mistakes which left them trying to identify and repatriate their relative's body alone.

US Mid-term Elections
And in the first of our previews of the American mid-term elections, Peter Marshall reported on the lessons learnt by the Democrats during their time in opposition and their efforts to find ground on which to fight President Bush.


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"there is anger over the failings of the British officials sent to Bali, who were overwhelmed by the scale of the disaster"

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